Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has confessed to being unfaithful to his wife, acknowledging that his actions hurt his family and left him with apologies to make to his employees, NDTV reports.

The admission comes as the chipmaker's board investigates reports that he was targeted in an alleged Chinese intelligence operation involving a woman with whom he had a romantic relationship.

In an email to employees titled "A message to our company", Huang took responsibility for the affair and said there was no excuse for his conduct.

"I owe my family and all of you an apology. I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry," NDTV quoted him as writing.

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